Definition of "well-intended" []

• Well-intentioned (adjective)

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• "Apart from the fact that you would expect college educators to know that wasting resources on well-intended but largely useless weight interventions based solely on “healthy” eating and exercise are not an evidence-base approach to weight management (due to their rather modest effectiveness), assuming that it is even remotely possible to identify individuals in need of “lifestyle education” by simply calculating their BMI (or measuring their waist circumference), is ridiculous."
• "No, I think your suggestion is well-intended but just not realistic for anyone other than the infrequent crosser."
• "Otherwise, that well-intended act of largesse could come back to run you over."